CLEANING THE COOLING SYSTEM
When a motor-car has been in use for a number of years a thick fur forms on the inside of _ the water jackets and in the radiator tubes. This deposit decreases the efficiency of the cooling system considerably. causing overheating and, consequently, very unsatisfactory running. Only by chemical can this fur bo removed. First of all. drain the radiator and jackets, also the pump, if one is fitted. Next dissolve half a pound of salsoda in five gallons of wafer, and pour the solution into the radiator, using some form of strainer. Then start up the engine and run it for ten minutes, after which period the solution should bo drained out of the system and replaced with clean water. The engine is then run again for a while, after which, the system should again be emptied. The radiator and jackets will now be clean and ready for use in the ordinary way. In ail probability the action of the chemicals will have destroyed thte rubber hose connections, and new ones should be fitted, tjo not allow the solution to touch any part of the enamel or woodwork. as it will leave a stain which will be difficult to remove.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3493, 1 November 1926, Page 14
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